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Towards a future for semi-autonomous AI-powered primary care providers

KevinMD

OCTOBER 14, 2024

billion people do not have access to primary care. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 4.5

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Envisioning the delivery of true primary care telehealth

KevinMD

AUGUST 6, 2020

Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely disrupted how we deliver primary care to patients. Before the pandemic, telehealth seemed to be a way to deliver urgent care for acute issues to a select group of tech-savvy patients. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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Flip the axis: Primary care rotations

KevinMD

JUNE 13, 2022

Primary care is foundational to the U.S. Whether students are interested in medicine, nursing, social work or pharmacy — it is critical that we share the exciting aspects of primary care and then adequately prepare them to work in the field. Flip the axis: Primary care rotations originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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China to pilot standards for virtual primary care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The Chinese government is promoting the family doctor service to make high-quality primary care services more accessible to the general population and help decongest hospitals. In 2013, family doctor contract services were piloted in rural areas before its nationwide implementation in 2016.

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Big Idea: Primary Care Automation

Healthcare automation that gives primary care providers more time with their patients—and less on screens—can improve care for patients, increase satisfaction for providers, and deliver positive bottom-line results for system leaders.

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system. So what is primary care, anyway? visits per 100 member-years.

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Provider startups go virtual to tackle chronic conditions, primary care in 2021

Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

After another rough year for the healthcare system, startups are using the growth of virtual care to manage chronic conditions and expand primary care.

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Could more options push patients back to primary care?

Mobi Health News

MARCH 29, 2023

Panelists at ViVE 2023 discussed the future of preventive medicine as retail chains and virtual care players push into the space and more patients avoid primary care altogether.

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Teladoc Health, HealthJoy expand partnership to include virtual primary care

Mobi Health News

MAY 11, 2023

Employers will have access to Teladoc's virtual primary care services through HealthJoy's care navigation platform.

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Primary Care Is Dead. Long Live Primary Care!

The primary care system is failing patients and providers. Capacity shortages have led to long wait times and physician burnout. To fix the system, we must find innovative ways to boost capacity and meet patient-consumers’ shifting expectations.

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Artificial intelligence: Revolutionizing patient education in primary care

KevinMD

MAY 11, 2024

The days of turning to Google for medical questions are becoming fewer and far between as large language models such as ChatGPT or Bing chatbot are helping to create personalized and comprehensive responses to Read more… Artificial intelligence: Revolutionizing patient education in primary care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Amazon's One Medical partners with Rightway to expand primary care access

Mobi Health News

MAY 18, 2023

Rightway will integrate One Medical into its RightwayHub to broaden employee access to primary care services.

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WHO releases handbook for digital transformation in primary care

Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The guidance aims to help countries move toward healthcare digitization through a person-centered point of service system.

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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 31, 2023

The participating primary care practices, all part of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s clinical research network, were either general, family, ambulatory internal medicine, preventive medicine or geriatric medicine practices. They self-identified their point of maturation.

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HealthTap now accepts insurance for virtual primary care services

Mobi Health News

JUNE 17, 2024

The company is now an in-network provider with numerous insurers and commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, expanding its reach to all 50 states.

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Amazon to acquire primary care company One Medical for $3.9B

Mobi Health News

JULY 21, 2022

"We think healthcare is high on the list of experiences that need reinvention," Neil Lindsay, SVP of Amazon Health Services, said in a statement.

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New primary care decision support tools make offloading below-license tasks from the EHR more important than ever

KevinMD

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the late 1800s, the telephone created unexpected challenges in medical practice at its inception; it brought Read more… New primary care decision support tools make offloading below-license tasks from the EHR more important than ever originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

I’ll be referring to the research, with gratitude, over the coming months for my own work with clients spanning the health/care ecosystem. health care financing. The line chart here illustrates one piece of the Report’s section on “Unraveling Health,” showing that primary care volumes in the U.S.

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AI-enabled virtual primary care provider K Health secures $50M

Mobi Health News

JULY 2, 2024

The company will use the funds to scale its growth within healthcare systems and expand its AI innovation.

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Direct primary care startup Hint Health raises $45M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

JUNE 2, 2022

Also: Autism-focused SpectrumAi and cancer clinical trial platform Massive Bio both scooped up $9 million.

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How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2024

Primary care physicians are the heart of healthcare delivery in the United States. Virtual primary care, experts say, can address challenges in traditional care by filling existing care gaps and offering various benefits to healthcare organizations, providers and patients.

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NHSE seeks market engagement on digital primary care

DigitalHealth

MAY 13, 2025

NHS England has launched a market engagement on a new framework for the supply of digital solutions for primary care.

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Hint Health acquires direct primary care software company AeroDPC

Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

AeroDPC will operate as a subsidiary of Hint Health immediately following the deal. In 2023, the company plans to release a new product combining AeroDPC and HintOS capabilities.

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19Labs’ GALE eClinics, Aetna Better Health, and the West Virginia Primary Care Association Partner to Support School-Based Healthcare

19 Labs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Supported by a $2 million grant from Aetna Better Health , the West Virginia Primary Care Association (WVPCA) and 19Labs are partnering to expand healthcare access across West Virginia, benefiting over 570,000 patients, including some of the state's most vulnerable populations.

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Integrating Mental Health into Primary Care

BHM Healthcare Solutions

MAY 1, 2025

Strategies for Healthcare Systems A simple visit to a primary care physician also addressing mental health concerns is not just a dream; its a pressing need in our healthcare system. experiencing mental illness, the integration of behavioral health into primary care is not just beneficialit’s necessary. [.]

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Elation Health’s AI Assistant Can Have a Big Impact on Primary Care

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

” It can suggest referrals and prescriptions to “set the care plan on the right path and enable that care plan to be followed.” Note Assist works closely with templates in the EHR. It can perform sophisticated tasks such as finding the best source for a prescription to minimize the patient’s copay.

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Hopper Health launches to offer primary care for neurodivergent adults

Mobi Health News

MARCH 15, 2023

The platform connects adults with conditions like autism, ADHD, OCD or Tourette's with care teams trained to help with their specific needs.

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WELL Health acquires Jack Nathan Medical Corp. primary care clinics

Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The acquisition includes Jack's Canadian clinical assets, the authority to operate 16 medical clinics across 13 Canadian cities and the rights to operate clinics in Walmart stores in Canada.

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Primary care tech company Elation Health acquires billing platform Lightning MD

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Elation said it would offer a product that includes Lightning MD's tools in beta starting this summer.

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Roundup: Tend Health's online primary care clinic goes live and more briefs

Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Also, HCF has introduced Australia's first QR-based mode of insurance claiming and payments.

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Zocdoc Learns What Patients Want: Primary Care Access ASAP, and the Role of Women as Chief Health Officers

Health Populi

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Zocdoc learned the top reasons consumers booked medical appointments were for primary care, such as getting an annual physical or women’s preventive care services (e.g., The post Zocdoc Learns What Patients Want: Primary Care Access ASAP, and the Role of Women as Chief Health Officers appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Primary care player Forward shutters after raising $400M, rolling out CarePods

FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Primary care player Forward is abruptly shutting down its operations, closing its locations and canceling scheduled visits, the company publicly announced Wednesday. Primary care player Forward is abruptly shutting down its operations, closing its locations and canceling scheduled visits, the company publicly announced Wednesday.

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Multimodal primary care provider Carbon Health scores $350M to become largest in the U.S. and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

JULY 21, 2021

Also: digital chatbot Woebot raises $90M in Series B, b.well lands $32M for company growth and CITYROW closes Series A to enhance its digital platform and open new studios.

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Primary care market will see major shifts by 2030 as payers, nontraditional providers gain ground

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Two years ago, Bain and Company forecasted ma | Nontraditional providers will account for about one-third of the primary care market in 2030, according to Bain and Company. Payer-owned primary care, population-focused models and advanced primary care providers are all poised for growth.

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Why Good User Experience (UX) is Critical for Patient Access Platforms in Mental Health and Primary Care

Healee

MAY 1, 2025

In todays increasingly digital healthcare environment, patient access platforms have become the primary gateway for individuals seeking mental health and primary care services.

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How virtual-first can improve outcomes and make care more affordable

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Leveraging telehealth and telemedicine technologies, patients can receive primary care or specialized consultations virtually, regardless of location. In contrast, virtual-first payviders assign dedicated primary care physicians to patients, simultaneously facilitating managing multiple conditions. Why is this important?

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Walmart looks to virtual care with acquisition of telemedicine company MeMD

Mobi Health News

MAY 7, 2021

With this acquisition, Walmart Health will add nationwide virtual care options across primary care, urgent care and behavioral health to its clinics' service portfolio.

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TORTUS and X-on Health expand AI assistant across primary care

DigitalHealth

MAY 13, 2025

Clinical AI assistants will be made available to GP practices across the UK through a strategic partnership between TORTUS and X-on Health.

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Doctors are burdened by documentation, are AI scribes the answer?

Mobi Health News

JULY 15, 2020

Matthew Fradkin, a pediatrician at Swedish Primary Care and Providence St. Joseph, discusses his work implementing an ambient scribe in his workflow at HIMSS20 Digital.

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Under Pressure: How Primary Care Practices Can Thrive with Remote Patient Monitoring

Health Recovery Solutions

MAY 12, 2025

Community health centers , ambulatory clinics, and physician practices stand as the crucial front line of healthcare, delivering comprehensive and coordinated care to countless individuals.

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Why specialty health care should go virtual

KevinMD

JANUARY 25, 2020

“Let’s take a look together,” was the start of a virtual clinical assessment that led to a primary care provider and a neurologist diagnosing a patient with Parkinson’s Disease.

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NeuroFlow, Intermountain will screen for behavioral health needs in Colorado

Mobi Health News

JULY 18, 2024

The digital health company will assist the healthcare system in identifying patients needing behavioral health services within its primary care population.

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Navina, Agilon Health team up on clinical insights for primary care providers in at-risk contracts

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Navina, a platform turning patient data into clinical insights, is teaming up with Agilon Health to help deliver additional insights to primary care docs at the point of care.

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Concert Health, WellSpan Health partner to support PCPs in Pennsylvania

Mobi Health News

MAY 22, 2024

WellSpan Philhaven will add the digital health company's offerings to its suite of behavioral health services to support its primary care providers.

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Towards a future for semi-autonomous AI-powered primary care providers

Envisioning the delivery of true primary care telehealth

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Flip the axis: Primary care rotations

China to pilot standards for virtual primary care

Big Idea: Primary Care Automation

What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Provider startups go virtual to tackle chronic conditions, primary care in 2021

Could more options push patients back to primary care?

Teladoc Health, HealthJoy expand partnership to include virtual primary care

Primary Care Is Dead. Long Live Primary Care!

Artificial intelligence: Revolutionizing patient education in primary care

Amazon's One Medical partners with Rightway to expand primary care access

WHO releases handbook for digital transformation in primary care

Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

HealthTap now accepts insurance for virtual primary care services

Amazon to acquire primary care company One Medical for $3.9B

New primary care decision support tools make offloading below-license tasks from the EHR more important than ever

The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

AI-enabled virtual primary care provider K Health secures $50M

Direct primary care startup Hint Health raises $45M and more digital health fundings

How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

NHSE seeks market engagement on digital primary care

Hint Health acquires direct primary care software company AeroDPC

19Labs’ GALE eClinics, Aetna Better Health, and the West Virginia Primary Care Association Partner to Support School-Based Healthcare

Integrating Mental Health into Primary Care

Elation Health’s AI Assistant Can Have a Big Impact on Primary Care

Hopper Health launches to offer primary care for neurodivergent adults

WELL Health acquires Jack Nathan Medical Corp. primary care clinics

Primary care tech company Elation Health acquires billing platform Lightning MD

Roundup: Tend Health's online primary care clinic goes live and more briefs

Zocdoc Learns What Patients Want: Primary Care Access ASAP, and the Role of Women as Chief Health Officers

Primary care player Forward shutters after raising $400M, rolling out CarePods

Multimodal primary care provider Carbon Health scores $350M to become largest in the U.S. and more digital health fundings

Primary care market will see major shifts by 2030 as payers, nontraditional providers gain ground

Why Good User Experience (UX) is Critical for Patient Access Platforms in Mental Health and Primary Care

How virtual-first can improve outcomes and make care more affordable

Walmart looks to virtual care with acquisition of telemedicine company MeMD

TORTUS and X-on Health expand AI assistant across primary care

Doctors are burdened by documentation, are AI scribes the answer?

Under Pressure: How Primary Care Practices Can Thrive with Remote Patient Monitoring

Why specialty health care should go virtual

NeuroFlow, Intermountain will screen for behavioral health needs in Colorado

Navina, Agilon Health team up on clinical insights for primary care providers in at-risk contracts

Concert Health, WellSpan Health partner to support PCPs in Pennsylvania

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